Lake District

Home of Beatrix Potter, dramatic landscapes and fascinating history.

A family enjoying the sun on the lawn at Allan Bank in Grasmere

Spring family adventures in the Lake District  

Plan a family hike - for little legs or big, embark on a true outdoors adventure sleeping under canvas, become a nature detective for the day or simply kick back and play a traditional board game indoors. Whether you’re entertaining little ones or teens, we’ve an action packed spring in the Lake District.

What's on?
A view of Great Gable from Lingmell Summit in Wasdale Cumbria

Commemorating WW1 in the Lake District  

We were gifted England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike and 13 other Lake District summits as war memorials to look after on behalf of the nation.

A Great Gift

Women of the Lake District 

Meet the women of the Lake District - we're sharing their stories and experiences with exhibitions at our places in the Lakes.

Women of the Lakes
A view over two lakes

The 13 valleys of the Lake District - a new World Heritage Site 

The Lakes is home to 13 valleys. Read about the history of each of them, and how they make up the World Heritage Site.

Lake District valleys

What's new in the Lakes?

Dog Luna on a lead, South East Cumbria

Responsible dog walking in the Lake District 

On behalf of our 90 tenant farmers and graziers in the Lakes, our rangers are reminding dog owners to keep their four legged friends close at heel and under control near livestock and ground-nesting birds as the season reaches its peak.

Poppies growing in a field

Where Poppies Blow: a moving exhibition at Wordsworth House 

In the Great War, tens of thousands went to fight for the fields, flowers and birds of Britain. Our 2018 exhibition marks 100 years since the end of hostilities by revealing the extraordinary role played by nature.

A view of Great Gable from Lingmell Summit in Wasdale Cumbria

How we're working to look after the Lake District 

How we are playing our part in looking after the Lake District for everyone, for now and for the future.

Where will you explore today?

The view onto Windermere from Claife Viewing Station
Herdwick sheep, Coniston, Cumbria
Man and woman drinking at the bar in Sticklebarn

Claife Viewing Station  

Claife Viewing Station is one of the Lake District’s earliest tourist and cultural hotspots. It's one of the only places that you can take in panoramic views of Windermere.

Tarn Hows 

Get closer to dramatic mountain views, and some of our friendliest local residents at this iconic beauty spot, Tarn Hows.

Join us at the pub 

It’s the only National Trust run pub in the country and we’re running it with the best local food and ales. Relax after a day of adventure in this magnificent valley.

A red squirrel at Allan Bank in Grasmere Cumbria

Help keep red squirrels alive in the Lakes 

Rare native red squirrels are still here against the odds here in the Lake District. But they're under constant threat and need your support to survive.

Donate to the Lakes red squirrel appeal

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